Anxious attachment and emotional instability interact to predict health anxiety: An extension of the interpersonal model of health anxiety

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 89-94

  Sherry, Dayna L ^a   Sherry, Simon B ^b   Vincent, Nicolle A ^b   Stewart, Sherry H ^b   Hadjistavropoulos, Heather D ^c   Doucette, Sarah ^b   Hartling, Nikola ^b  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH II HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anxious attachment; Avoidant attachment; Depression; Emotional instability; Health anxiety; Hypochondriasis; Neuroticism

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885485414     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2013.08.025     Document Type: Article

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